[?Yiou Introduction?]?The epidemic not only brings severe tests to vehicle companies, but is also a major test to test the collaborative response capabilities of the automotive industry chain.

Author丨He Qi

Editor丨Hao Qiuhui

At the moment of the epidemic, the automobile industry is working together to support the "anti-epidemic".

Recently, SAIC-GM-Wuling officially announced that it will join forces with its sound insulation cotton supplier Guangxi Defuo to convert production lines into masks. According to the project construction plan, with financial support from the district government project, Guangxi Construction Engineering Group was responsible for transforming the original production workshop of Guangxi Defu into a 2,000-square-meter dust-free workshop. It was completed and put into use within February, with 12 facilities installed. Mask production line.

It is reported that Guangxi Defu Group, as a supplier of vehicle sound insulation cotton for car companies, mainly produces NVH sound insulation cotton and other polymer materials and their parts. Polypropylene is used as the main raw material for the production of masks. It is also one of the raw materials for the production of automobile sound insulation cotton.

SAIC-GM-Wuling told Yiou Automobile that some of its products use polypropylene, a high-standard material that can be used for medical supplies, to produce sound insulation cotton. Therefore, in terms of preparation of raw materials and production technology, it has great advantages in producing masks, and production can be quickly started after professional modification of the production line.

In terms of financial support, the China Development Bank provided a 50 million loan; in addition, in order to smoothly produce masks, Guangxi Defu has established a new medical device company, and has obtained government approval for the project. Relevant licenses support the establishment of a "green channel" within a controllable scope, and complete qualification verification, approval and certification (including but not limited to production licenses, business licenses, health licenses, product qualification certificates, and medical device operating enterprise licenses) certificate, etc.), shortening the 43 days required for the normal process to less than 20 days, and it is expected that all required procedures can be completed by March.

In terms of personnel and production technology, SAIC-GM-Wuling will provide personnel and technical support in production management, project management, equipment support, quality control, packaging and other aspects to ensure rapid mass production and ramp-up. There are currently 92 production employees in the existing workshop. In order to meet production capacity needs, in addition to SAIC-GM-Wuling’s support staff, staff will be supplemented through social recruitment. *** plans to add 85 people, all of whom will be in place before February 7 . SAIC-GM-Wuling has started recruiting for the whole society on February 5, and as of noon on February 6, 30 people had applied.

At present, the epidemic outbreak has entered a new stage, and it is urgent to solve the problem of supply and demand of masks.

According to the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, my country's mask production capacity is about 20 million pieces per day, and the current production capacity recovery rate is about 60%. The daily production capacity of N95 medical protective masks is only about 600,000 pieces. In particular, the Spring Festival holiday caused most factories to suspend production. In addition, due to the impact of the epidemic, the supply of raw materials and logistics were suspended, and the supply of raw materials at the rear was insufficient, which directly led to the difficulty in finding masks for the front lines of the epidemic and ordinary citizens.

As the epidemic reaches its peak, the vast majority of companies will resume work around February 10, which means that the gap in masks will further widen. At the same time, the supply of masks will also be in short supply during the epidemic. No quick relief.

Therefore, only by increasing production capacity and improving efficiency can some of the difficulties be alleviated. Based on the allocation of production equipment, labor and other resources, SAIC-GM-Wuling plans to produce 1.7 million masks per day. At present, the production line has been modified and production preparations have been started. The construction work of the dust-free workshop is being carried out simultaneously, and professional production equipment is scheduled to arrive on February 26, which can meet the production standards of medical-grade masks.

SAIC-GM-Wuling stated that masks currently belong to strategic material reserves, and the masks produced in this project will be uniformly allocated by the Guangxi District Government to support medical institutions in carrying out epidemic prevention work and protect the health and safety of citizens.

It is reported that for this joint mask production project, SAIC-GM-Wuling took less than 5 days from proposing the idea to entering the specific implementation stage. This is not only an innovative move in the automobile industry, but also the best explanation of the efficient linkage between government and enterprises and putting the health and safety of citizens first.

At the critical moment, more than one company, SAIC-GM-Wuling, is producing masks "cross-border".

It is understood that Foxconn Technology Group announced that it has introduced a mask production line for the first time in Longhua Park and achieved trial production on the 5th. It is currently applying for product qualification certification. Foxconn will not only meet the epidemic prevention needs of group employees, but will also provide external support as appropriate.

Earlier, Yiou Automobile summarized in the article "Five Ways for Car Companies to Fight the Epidemic" that since the spread of the new coronavirus epidemic, car companies have mobilized one after another to join the national epidemic prevention. Among the troops, they are doing their best to contribute to the fight against the epidemic, from monetary "aid", relief supplies, organizing "rescue teams", to "front lines" of R&D and manufacturing support. Even though everyone is in the cold winter of the auto market, they are still exuding a rolling atmosphere. warm current.

Similarly, on January 31, SAIC-GM-Wuling received relevant requirements from the Guangxi Autonomous Region Party Committee and Government on epidemic prevention and control. The company urgently purchased and shipped back 20,000 medical protective masks from Indonesia and India, including Honey Weil's 10,000 N95 masks and 10,000 medical surgical masks are for use on the front lines of Liuzhou City's fight against the new coronavirus pneumonia epidemic.

While SAIC-GM-Wuling is fully supporting the fight against the new coronavirus epidemic, its brand New Baojun is actively responding to the epidemic, taking a series of measures to ensure the safety of users in purchasing and using cars during the epidemic, and launching the "*** Anti-Coronavirus" "Epidemic, Service Upgrade" action, implement "3 prevention, 0 contact, 3 free, double 0" in terms of full online contactless car purchase, offline in-store services, after-sales guarantee and financial policies.

Currently, under the influence of the epidemic, the entire automobile industry chain is basically at a standstill. SAIC-GM-Wuling believes that in the short term, a significant reduction in terminal orders will directly affect automobile companies' predictions of the market, thereby affecting all links in the industry chain such as parts matching, vehicle manufacturing, logistics and transportation, and terminal services.

From the perspective of Yiou Auto, the epidemic is not only a severe test for vehicle companies, but also a major test of the collaborative response capabilities of the entire automotive industry chain. At this moment, car companies need to provide good user services during the epidemic, stabilize the business confidence of dealers, and wait for spring in the "cold winter".

Editor: Hao Qiuhui

This article comes from the author of Autohome Chejiahao and does not represent the views and positions of Autohome.